Jun 15, 2016

Modals
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  • Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
    1. The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody  . . . 
      was able to escape
      .
      • was able to escape
      • managed to escape
      • could escape

    2. The phone is ringing. It  . . . 
      might
      be Tim.
      • might
      • can
      • could

    3. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You  . . . 
      could stay
      with Barbara.
      • can stay
      • could stay
      • could have stayed

    4. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I  . . . 
      must have dropped
      it somewhere.
      • must drop
      • must have dropped
      • must be dropping
      • must have been dropping

    5. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It  . . . 
      may
      rain later.
      • may
      • might
      • can
      • could

    6. What was wrong with you? Why  . . . 
      did you have to
      go to hospital?
      • had you to
      • did you have to
      • must you

    7. There’s plenty of time. You  . . . 
      needn’t
      hurry.
      • don’t have to
      • mustn’t
      • needn’t

    8. It was a great party last night. You  . . . 
      should have
      come. Why didn’t you?
      • must have
      • should have
      • ought to have
      • had to

    9. Jane  . . . 
      suggested that I should buy
      a car.
      • suggested that I buy
      • suggested that I should buy
      • suggested me to buy

    10. I think all drivers  . . . 
      should wear
      seat belts.
      • should wear
      • had better wear
      • had better to wear

    11. It’s late. It’s time  . . . 
      we went
      home.
      • we go
      • we must go
      • we should go
      • we went

tags: Essential Grammar In Use • Raymond Murphy • ESL grammar • ESL intermediate • practice test • English grammar practice test • modal verbs
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